THE
BLESSED DECEIVER
Kingdom
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over our lives.
Genesis
25:26-34
Genesis 25:24-25a: “When the time came for her
[Rebekah] to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb.
“The
first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they
named him Esau.
“After
this, his brother came out, with his hand grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named
Jacob.”
Jacob received God’s Covenantal blessings (promises) that
his grandfather, Abraham first received (Genesis 15:5, 18). Abraham’s son Isaac received God’s promises
(Genesis 17:19). Isaac’s second son Jacob
is different from what we’d expect from a Christian faith-father.
The name Jacob
means deceiver. He was a skilled trickster. Although Jacob dreamed big, he needed God’s blessing
in order to realize all that God purposed him to receive.
Esau had been hunting all day and entered the house which
smelled of stew. Esau drooled at the smell. Jacob bribed Esau to swear an oath selling has
birthright to him first. (Genesis
25:27-34).
The birthright was one’s right to receive the bulk of
inheritance after dad’s death.
Esau sold his covenantal blessing from God to Jacob for
stew.
Isaac was old and almost blind. He asked Esau to prepare some tasty game meat before
receiving his blessing. Rebekah helped Jacob
to deceive dad. She covered his smooth skin
with hairy goatskin while fixing some yummy meat. Isaac gave Esau’s blessing to Jacob in
Genesis 27:28-29.
Afterwards, Esau shocked Isaac by entering the house
prepared to receive his blessing. Esau
complained, “He has deceived me two times: He took my birthright and now he’s
taken my blessing!”
Rebekah advised Jacob in Genesis 27:42-43, “Esau wants to
kill you! Flee at once to my brother
Laban!”
The twins grew up and agreed to meet. The night before the meeting, Jacob sent his
family away. A man wrestled with Jacob
till daybreak. When the man could not
overpower Jacob, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip. Then he said, “Let me go, for it is
daybreak.”
Jacob replied, “I won’t let you go until you bless me.”
“What is your name?” the man asked.
“Jacob.”
“Your name will be Israel from now on, because you have
struggled with God and men and have overcome.” the man said. The man blessed Jacob then.
Genesis 32:22-30 says that Jacob limped from then on
because of his hip.
Take
Home Nugget
Our Father blesses His
kids when He transfers divine favor and authority. The
only way one receives God’s blessing is through brokenness.
You are Jacob.
See lesson linked below
to understand Jacob’s careful preparations before meeting Esau.
Holy Father, I am Jacob. Please bless me, too, after I am broken
before Your might. Amen.
J.D. Griffith
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